Simple Audio Go review

The Go is remarkably loud for its size. Even from across a large room, its maximum volume setting was loud enough to require us to raise our voices to speak over it. To get the best out of the speaker, you do need to play music quite loud; mid-range and bass tones sound subdued once you go below half volume. Overall, the speaker’s sound is a little brittle, with a slightly harsh edge to high frequencies and not a great deal of detail on bass sounds. Our trance and speed punk test tracks sounded good, but anything with more detail or subtlety suffers.

The Go uses the standard SBC audio codec, which is entirely adequate for a mono speaker of this size. It’s more expensive than most miniature Bluetooth speakers and, while it puts out plenty of volume, it doesn’t sound much better. The NudeAudio Move M isn’t quite as loud but has a smoother sound and costs half the price, while the Cambridge Audio Minx Go is less portable but more capable.